The Gift of the Matchmaker
(2026)(The fifth book in the Winter Wanderlust series)
A novel by Liz Alden
When I agreed to attend a romantic and lavish winter wedding as Lee Thorne’s fake date, I knew his family would be a problem—but I didn’t expect to tear them apart.
My matchmaker set me up with a sugar daddy who doesn't want sugar. Four months in, Lee still hasn't asked for anything but company—until he asks me to be his girlfriend for Christmas.
Not for real. For his sister's wedding, in front of a family he'd clearly rather not face alone. It's easy money, the kind that could buy me more time with my sick dad, and all I have to do is smile, wear the clothes he buys me, and remember that I’m supposed to be smitten.
Except while in this gorgeous mansion in the Berkshires with his family, Lee and I team up. He defends me from his family’s pointed questions, I help him ignore their disapproval. When the heat goes out, we stick together.
And somewhere along the way, the awkward, quiet man I know becomes someone I can’t stop thinking about.
Until I get an ultimatum. Turns out we're both willing to give up everything for each other—we just don't find out until after the wrapping paper's gone.
This Christmas, enjoy this class gap romcom with a wealthy hero who’s been hiding for too long and a whip-smart heroine that knows how to make him laugh. The final book in the Winter Wanderlust series of standalone novellas is all set to crack open your heart this holiday season.
Genre: Romance
My matchmaker set me up with a sugar daddy who doesn't want sugar. Four months in, Lee still hasn't asked for anything but company—until he asks me to be his girlfriend for Christmas.
Not for real. For his sister's wedding, in front of a family he'd clearly rather not face alone. It's easy money, the kind that could buy me more time with my sick dad, and all I have to do is smile, wear the clothes he buys me, and remember that I’m supposed to be smitten.
Except while in this gorgeous mansion in the Berkshires with his family, Lee and I team up. He defends me from his family’s pointed questions, I help him ignore their disapproval. When the heat goes out, we stick together.
And somewhere along the way, the awkward, quiet man I know becomes someone I can’t stop thinking about.
Until I get an ultimatum. Turns out we're both willing to give up everything for each other—we just don't find out until after the wrapping paper's gone.
This Christmas, enjoy this class gap romcom with a wealthy hero who’s been hiding for too long and a whip-smart heroine that knows how to make him laugh. The final book in the Winter Wanderlust series of standalone novellas is all set to crack open your heart this holiday season.
Genre: Romance